The collection and use of funds from civil money penalties and fines from nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 759-771

  Tsoukalas, Theodore ^a   Rudder, Cynthia ^b   Mollot, Richard J ^b   Shineman, Meghan ^b   Lee, Hyang Yuol ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Long Term Care Community Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing home civil money penalties; Nursing home enforcement; Nursing home fines; Nursing home information; Nursing home quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; NURSING HOME; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUNISHMENT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33845934385     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.6.759     Document Type: Article

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